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Saturday, 9th June 06:00 PM IST
Zoya Akhtar`s ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ and SRK's epic project "Ra.One" swept the technical awards category with five and four trophies respectively at the IIFA (International Indian Film Academy ) awards on Friday night here.
The winners were announced at the IIFA Rocks, a fashion and musical night organised a day before the main award event. "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" got five awards - best editing for Anand Subaya, best sound recording mixing for Anuj Mathur and Baylon Fonseca, best choreography for Bosco-Ceaser, best screenplay for Zoya and Reema Kagti and best cinematography for Carlos Catalan.
"It is the best thing when a director trusts you and has faith in you. I would like to thank Zoya for trusting me. I would also like to thank Farhan, who sat with me for three weeks and taught me to edit," Subaya said after receiving the award.
"RA.One" followed with four awards for best special effects, best sound design for Resul Pookutty, best song recording for Vijay Dayal for "Chammak Challo" and best production design for Sabu Cyril. Niharika Khan won the award for best costume design for "The Dirty Picture" and best make up award went to Vikram Gaekwad for the same film. ‘The Dirty Picture’ also won the award for best dialogues. "I would like to thank Vidya for allowing me to take off her clothes in the film," joked an excited Niharika, before thanking the cast and crew.
Oscar winner A.R. Rahman won an award for best background score in "Rockstar", while Jai Singh Nijjar won best action trophy for "Singham".
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